Paul Pascal
Paul Pascal | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1839 Toulouse, France |
| Died | 1905 Washington, D.C. |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | École des Beaux-Arts , Paris |
| Known for | Painter |
| Movement | Orientalist |
Paul Pascal (1839 - 1905) was a French landscape painter. He did landscape paintings of the Middle East and the Mediterranean coast with gouache. After he emigrated to the United States in 1893, he did paintings of the American wilderness with Native Americans. His artwork is exhibited in museums in France.
Early life[]
Paul Pascal was born in 1839 Toulouse, France.[1] His family were ébénistes (cabinet-makers).[2] He grew up in North America.[2]
Pascal graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.[1]
Career[]
Pascal began his career as a painter in Toulouse in the 1870s.[2] By the 1880s, he moved to Paris, where he became a landscape painter.[2] He mostly did landscapes of the Middle East, but also Italy, the Mediterranean coast and the Pyrenees.[2] He only painted with gouache.[2]
Pascal emigrated to the United States in 1893.[1] He continued to do landscape paintings, including some depicting Native Americans.[1]
Death and legacy[]
Pascal died in poverty in 1905 in Washington, D.C.[1][2]
His paintings are exhibited at the Musée Paul Dupuy in Toulouse, the Art and History Museum in Narbonne, and the Beaux Arts Museum in Agen.[1] They were also auctioned by Bonhams,[3] Sotheby's,[4] and Christie's.[5]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Exposition : Paul Pascal, mémoires vagabondes (Toulouse, 1839 - Washington 1905) (archive)". L'Association des Conservateurs des Musées de Midi-Pyrénées. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Un hommage à Paul Pascal". La Dépêche du Midi. August 11, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- ^ "Lot 7005". Bonhams. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- ^ "Lot 7: PAUL PASCAL Woman on Shoreline". Sotheby's. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- ^ "An oasis at night". Christie's. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
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